Israeli military seizes control of the Rafah border crossing
The Israeli military has seized control of the Rafah border crossing between the Gaza Strip and Egypt and its tanks have pushed into the southern Gazan town of Rafah after …
Conflict and War
War crimes whistleblower begs for leniency as jail sought
A former military lawyer who helped expose allegations of war crimes by leaking classified documents is asking a judge for leniency but prosecutors want him to spend at least two …
Evacuations begin in Rafah ahead of Israel’s threatened assault
Israel has called on civilians to evacuate parts of Rafah in what appears to be preparation for a long-threatened assault on Hamas holdouts in the southern Gaza Strip city where …
Israeli police raid Al Jazeera after shutdown order
Israeli police have raided a Jerusalem hotel room used by Al Jazeera as its de facto office following a government decision to shut down the Qatari-owned TV station’s local operations, …
Hamas negotiators begin Gaza truce talks in Cairo
Hamas negotiators have begun intensified talks on a possible Gaza truce that would bring a halt to the fighting and the return to Israel of some hostages, a Hamas official …
Russia vows revenge if Ukraine attacks Crimea Bridge
Russia has warned it will launch a “devastating revenge strike” if Ukraine strikes Crimea or the Crimean Bridge which links southern Russia to the Black Sea peninsula and has been …
Police end pro-Palestine occupation at Columbia University in New York, in the US
Protesters have been taken into custody after Columbia University called in New York police to end the pro-Palestinian occupation on campus. Police said the university’s Hamilton Hall was cleared of …
Netanyahu vows to invade Rafah ‘with or without a deal’
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed to launch an offensive in Rafah in southern Gaza despite calls for restraint. He said Israel will destroy Hamas’ battalions there “with or …
Ukraine troops pull back as eastern front worsens
Ukraine’s top commander says Kyiv’s outnumbered troops had fallen back to new positions west of three villages on the eastern front where Russia has concentrated significant forces in several locations. …
Yemeni Houthi rebels say they downed US Reaper drone
Yemen’s Houthi rebels have claimed the shooting down of a US military MQ-9 Reaper drone, airing footage of parts that corresponded to known pieces of the unmanned aircraft. The Houthis …